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That's not the point... it's fiction afterall, not to be snarky. BUT this moment is all about telling a story. As an audience, we're witness to a moment where the main character is forced to make a choice that it's important he'll regret. He needs to regret it, or we'll have no movie.
@@Derek-h6s5x But it needs to be rooted in some logic as well. Why would you “regret” a decision that would have made no change to the outcome? This is called bad writing
What makes me smile is no one actually blames the ref, who should have stopped the fight in the first round and multiple times in the second. Ref is in there to protect the fighters, too.
Also if im correct, Carl Weathers ended up walking off the set shooting this scene because Lundgren was getting ahead of himself with the aggression of the fight sequence. Fortunately, Stallone was able to talk Weathers into coming back and completing the scene.
To truly grasp how monumental Apollo's death was to Rocky, you have had to watch all the other movies before IV. It really shows how the two went from not knowing each other, to determined to beat the other one to prove their worth, to becoming best friends. Just watching IV doesn't show you the full arc of Rocky and Apollo's characters. With that being said, IV has always been my favorite just because of the connection Rocky and Apollo had and what Drago did to break the connection. Plus, it's easily the best soundtrack of all the movies.
This, lol. If there were only a few people around but not paying attention, I'd throw out the rest of the quote ("... you understand? An exhibition!"). =]
Creed had a warrior heart and would rather die in the ring doing what he loved than grow old a feeble or be disabled. Rocky respected his request. Creed probably would've hated Rocky if he'd stopped it and he was disabled.
I was 18 when this movie aired. To understand the significance of "If he dies, he dies" at the time, you have to understand that Russia and the 'Iron Curtain' was considered the ultimate threat to the US and the rest of the Western World. It was more about cold war propaganda of the time towards Russia being this cruel and lifeless enemy that held its populace under siege and wanted nothing more than to defeat the West and Freedom. That common propaganda was there to get the people of the US going on a campaign of patriotism and hate towards cold war Russia. Even other propagandic commercials of the day were poking fun on what runway modeling of cold war soviet union was like. 'Evening Vear, Day Vear....' with some heavy set stumpy woman holding a flashlight while wearing an elderly woman dress gracing the runway. There was a lot of tension during this period, but it passed, as its people were suffering way to much in Russia, then the wall came down without firing a single bullet in hostility. From 80's to 90's happy days were here again.
The thing is, Rocky has been there too and asked for the same (to Mick when fighting Apollo, to not stop the fight no matter what). I think he was going to throw the towel anyway, but he hesitated for too long (and he did hesitate, he grabbed the towel after all). As a fighter, he understood Apollo, and that messed with his judgment here. PS: anyway, I don’t think throwing the towel would have made a difference. Drago was on beast mode, he would have killed Apollo even with the police and army entering the ring. He was just a scream away from turning Super Saiyan.
Well yeah Drago's attempt was not to kill him but just to put them away fast to send a message to the world but more importantly Rocky because that's who they really wanted to go against and when the time came when we were going to talk he said if he dies he dies that was to get Rockys attention felt like I said was not out to kill him but he did die though
@@charlesberry8245 Yeah, Drago knew that he could beat Apollo without sweating, and he clearly wasn’t fighting for the show. He wanted to provoke Rocky, who was the champion at the time. But I do think that at some point he did want to kill Apollo (or at least didn’t care), to show his strength and to provoke Rocky even more. It was obvious to everyone there (including Drago) that Apollo was in serious danger if he continued getting his a*s handed to him, if Drago didn’t intend to kill him he would have stopped, or just give a not so heavy punch to just knock Apollo out. But nope, heavy it was. I’m not saying that he wanted to kill Apollo before the fight, I’m just saying that, with the heat of the fight, he didn’t control himself knowing that he was going to kill Apollo if he continued. And he willingly continued. So I agree, he didn’t went there to kill him, but imo he ended up fighting with the intention to do so.
It's hard for anyone who hasn't been a professional fighter to understand why you'd want to go back out for another round after nearly being killed the first round. Sometimes they just have that "win or die trying" attitude. Apollo had that and I think Rocky understood it. That's why he didn't throw the towel in. Mickey wanted to stop the fight several times in his matches against Creed. But Rocky wanted to keep going. It's just a different kind of mind set.
Is there a version of this movie where you can hear Creed saying "NO" when everyone is yelling "throw in towel!"? I thought I heard him saying that in Reelin' with Asia and BJ's reaction but I don't remember hearing it when I've watched it.
I always ask people what would they have done after the first round if they were rocky. I'd have let him fight since it's what he wanted but I'd have thrown the towel the moment Apollo got rocked in the 2nd round. Knowing Apollo couldn't defend himself. He would have just been mad at me.
I love these reaction videos, but how in the world are classics like this being watched for the first time by so many people? Shame on y'all parents....SHHHAAAAAAAAAAME!
Movies just aren't as big a thing for younger people these days as they were for us older generations. Social Media and things like RUclips and TikTok are pretty much replacing older forms of entertainment which is sad to see. However, there's always going to be folks, no matter what age they are, who eventually discover all these classic movies.
Many say that someone like Stallone could never beat "Drago." Well, the reality is that Dolph Lundgren was a real boxer, but very, very mediocre (nothing to do with what you see in the movie), and someone 20 centimeters shorter would have destroyed him; Mike Tyson.
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Rest in Peace Carl Weathers
When that one dude said throw the damn towel real high pitched, and his dog turned around like dude WTF, was hilarious 😂
i'm a new fan of eom reacts thanks to his reacting with his dogs 😄
That dog looked at him like " man not this s*** again..."
Lol😅😂
Aaaahhahahahaa😂
This scene disturbed me in the cinema, I cried so much for Apollo ! RIP Carl Weathers xx
This was the hardest part for me to watch in the Rocky movies and I’m a horror fan lol it makes me cry now that Carl Weathers isn’t with us anymore
And i still cry for him even at 2024 and also even seeing only reactions,such an emotion scene.
Carl Weathers fooled the on set doctor with his convulsions. RIP to a great actor
Even if Rocky had thrown the towel, I really doubt Drago would have even acknowledged it, let alone relent
That's true, it would have had to be in between rounds
Especially considering Drago shoved the ref away and went back to his assault.
That's not the point... it's fiction afterall, not to be snarky. BUT this moment is all about telling a story. As an audience, we're witness to a moment where the main character is forced to make a choice that it's important he'll regret. He needs to regret it, or we'll have no movie.
I never thought about that, but you’re absolutely right that Drago would not have cared about the towel being thrown.
@@Derek-h6s5x But it needs to be rooted in some logic as well. Why would you “regret” a decision that would have made no change to the outcome? This is called bad writing
Duke yelling THROW THE DAMN TOWEL would later become one of the biggest memes
What makes me smile is no one actually blames the ref, who should have stopped the fight in the first round and multiple times in the second. Ref is in there to protect the fighters, too.
"If he dies, he dies," is a hard line indeed, perhaps the hardest.
When the ref tried to break it up, Drago threw him off. You can't do that!
i must break you 😄
Stallone was hospitalized the day he asked Dolph Lundgren to stop going easy on him.😂
Also if im correct, Carl Weathers ended up walking off the set shooting this scene because Lundgren was getting ahead of himself with the aggression of the fight sequence. Fortunately, Stallone was able to talk Weathers into coming back and completing the scene.
To truly grasp how monumental Apollo's death was to Rocky, you have had to watch all the other movies before IV. It really shows how the two went from not knowing each other, to determined to beat the other one to prove their worth, to becoming best friends. Just watching IV doesn't show you the full arc of Rocky and Apollo's characters. With that being said, IV has always been my favorite just because of the connection Rocky and Apollo had and what Drago did to break the connection. Plus, it's easily the best soundtrack of all the movies.
Apollo was my favorite character in the series. And I had to watch him die twice in my lifetime. RIP, Carl Weathers.
In the boxing world of Rocky movies defense doesn’t exist 😂😂😂
When the guy in the ring say’s “he appears to be in very serious condition” uhhh, yea you think? lol. 😂
Fun fact, Dolph Lundgren actually put Stallone in the ICU for a week when he smashed him with an uppercut when filming the final fight of Rocky IV
Adonis blames Rocky for what happened to his father but it was Apollo decision not to stop the fight
Also, the Ref should have stopped the fight a number of times.
if it wasn't for this movie, we wouldn't have the creed movies
@@blatheramaIn the first round, the ref should've stopped, but Drago still would've shoved him, and Rocky throwing the towel wouldn't have helped.
Carl Weathers acted those hits he took TOOOO well man. Omg. You felt each hit he took. Rest In Power Mr Weathers. You really were the best.
I will STILL randomly yell out for no reason IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE AN EXHIBITION, and everybody knows what that means 😂
This, lol. If there were only a few people around but not paying attention, I'd throw out the rest of the quote ("... you understand? An exhibition!"). =]
This is what us GenX folks expected in the Tyson vs Paul fight. The script for that one went a different direction.
Or atleast somewhat like Rocky 6
Dolph Lundgren isn't just an actor he's an actual scientist. He has a degree in chemical engineering and attended MIT.
Carl Weathers acted Appollos demise very well. Especially the twitching bit on the ground.
Sadly, Apollo and Rocky were ride or dies, forged in combat, before ride or die was a thing.
At its core, this is the Cold War when the film came out right before the Berlin Wall came down. Strong movie
This movie and Rockys speech at the end is literally why the Berlin Wall came down
Creed had a warrior heart and would rather die in the ring doing what he loved than grow old a feeble or be disabled. Rocky respected his request. Creed probably would've hated Rocky if he'd stopped it and he was disabled.
Isn't it possible that he would've gotten over it even if it took a very long time? Live to fight another day u know
@LukeSeymour-r7h it's possible but I feel with the conviction he kept saying No with he wouldn't have
@@paindilla1834 That's true. Unfortunately it seemed he'd never back out no matter the cost
I honestly feel like Creed’s pride got the best of him that cost him his life
I remember watching this when it was released in the cinema, I was crying like a baby, loved Apollo.
That became an iconic line, nearly like "I'll be back!" or "Are you not entertained?"
I was 18 when this movie aired. To understand the significance of "If he dies, he dies" at the time, you have to understand that Russia and the 'Iron Curtain' was considered the ultimate threat to the US and the rest of the Western World. It was more about cold war propaganda of the time towards Russia being this cruel and lifeless enemy that held its populace under siege and wanted nothing more than to defeat the West and Freedom. That common propaganda was there to get the people of the US going on a campaign of patriotism and hate towards cold war Russia. Even other propagandic commercials of the day were poking fun on what runway modeling of cold war soviet union was like. 'Evening Vear, Day Vear....' with some heavy set stumpy woman holding a flashlight while wearing an elderly woman dress gracing the runway. There was a lot of tension during this period, but it passed, as its people were suffering way to much in Russia, then the wall came down without firing a single bullet in hostility. From 80's to 90's happy days were here again.
i always wondered if russia made a knock-off version of the rocky movies where the soviet wins 🤔
If Drago threw the ref back from trying to separate them, he wouldn't give two shits if that towel was thrown or not
We needed an EOM/Its Mr Video collab yesterday
I agree! Both guys are hilarious!!
I would have thrown the DAMN Towel! Apollo would have been Angry with me. But at least he would have been Alive to Hold a Grudge!
The greatest Rocky movie
My friend would've hated me, but, I would've threw in that damn towel!
The thing is, Rocky has been there too and asked for the same (to Mick when fighting Apollo, to not stop the fight no matter what). I think he was going to throw the towel anyway, but he hesitated for too long (and he did hesitate, he grabbed the towel after all). As a fighter, he understood Apollo, and that messed with his judgment here.
PS: anyway, I don’t think throwing the towel would have made a difference. Drago was on beast mode, he would have killed Apollo even with the police and army entering the ring. He was just a scream away from turning Super Saiyan.
Well yeah Drago's attempt was not to kill him but just to put them away fast to send a message to the world but more importantly Rocky because that's who they really wanted to go against and when the time came when we were going to talk he said if he dies he dies that was to get Rockys attention felt like I said was not out to kill him but he did die though
@@charlesberry8245 Yeah, Drago knew that he could beat Apollo without sweating, and he clearly wasn’t fighting for the show. He wanted to provoke Rocky, who was the champion at the time.
But I do think that at some point he did want to kill Apollo (or at least didn’t care), to show his strength and to provoke Rocky even more. It was obvious to everyone there (including Drago) that Apollo was in serious danger if he continued getting his a*s handed to him, if Drago didn’t intend to kill him he would have stopped, or just give a not so heavy punch to just knock Apollo out. But nope, heavy it was.
I’m not saying that he wanted to kill Apollo before the fight, I’m just saying that, with the heat of the fight, he didn’t control himself knowing that he was going to kill Apollo if he continued. And he willingly continued.
So I agree, he didn’t went there to kill him, but imo he ended up fighting with the intention to do so.
It's hard for anyone who hasn't been a professional fighter to understand why you'd want to go back out for another round after nearly being killed the first round. Sometimes they just have that "win or die trying" attitude. Apollo had that and I think Rocky understood it. That's why he didn't throw the towel in. Mickey wanted to stop the fight several times in his matches against Creed. But Rocky wanted to keep going. It's just a different kind of mind set.
this was what we wanted the tyson-paul fight to be. with paul ending up like apollo. but instead we got an exhibition. 😄
😂😂😂 “rocky throw the mf’n towel!” I’m crying laughing
Me when i pour my friend another drink
Where was the ref? They're supposed to stop this kind of thing from happening.
Drago pushed the ref. Drago was out to kill.
No doubt about it, i would've thrown in the towel, I may lose a friend, but he'd be alive
And his wife would have a husband and son will have a father at least
Team Drago!
"If he dies...he DIES!" 😒
It's not anybody's fault other than the referee. The ref should have stopped it by two. This referee makes Mario Yamasaki look like a saint.
And that's why rocky climbed a mountain.
Is there a version of this movie where you can hear Creed saying "NO" when everyone is yelling "throw in towel!"? I thought I heard him saying that in Reelin' with Asia and BJ's reaction but I don't remember hearing it when I've watched it.
Apollo's manager had a throw in the towel not Apollo's friend. It was up to the manager
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I always ask people what would they have done after the first round if they were rocky. I'd have let him fight since it's what he wanted but I'd have thrown the towel the moment Apollo got rocked in the 2nd round. Knowing Apollo couldn't defend himself. He would have just been mad at me.
Dragon wouldn't care.
He wanted to destroy Creed.
We went overboard, trying to make Russia look evil.
7:40 it was an expedition alright 😆
Awesome video.
Ivan Drago this is the best in rocky franchise.
This movie was the ultimate in Cold War propaganda.
Asia It's exhibition not expedition but he is taking a trip.., to the netherworld 😢
hey hey hey get this, okay? ---> a year later, this guy who killed Apollo Creed, he was He-Man. SERIOUSLY.
oh yeah? well apollo came back to help a mandalorian.
@@vinsanity40k Ya got me. haha
More people need to react to Cinderella Man
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@@rmathis268 another boxing movie with Russell Crowe
@@rmathis268 - Boxing movie starring Russell Crowe as Jim Braddock, a fighter struggling to support his family during The Great Depression.
@@rmathis268 another boxing movie with Russell Crowe
@@rmathis268Another very good boxing movie, with Russell Crowe portraying real life boxer James Braddock.
Watching the newer version of the film
I love these reaction videos, but how in the world are classics like this being watched for the first time by so many people? Shame on y'all parents....SHHHAAAAAAAAAAME!
Movies just aren't as big a thing for younger people these days as they were for us older generations. Social Media and things like RUclips and TikTok are pretty much replacing older forms of entertainment which is sad to see. However, there's always going to be folks, no matter what age they are, who eventually discover all these classic movies.
Apollo is a champion , with a champions heart…… he doesn’t know anything else.
Que sentido tiene reaccionar a una pelicula que ya la vieron miles de veces... y eso que algunos MIENTEN diciendo que jamás la vieron...
I wish boxing was like this and Mayweather got his this way to
Carl and his ego Dargo should be been DQ’d
3:46
Many say that someone like Stallone could never beat "Drago." Well, the reality is that Dolph Lundgren was a real boxer, but very, very mediocre (nothing to do with what you see in the movie), and someone 20 centimeters shorter would have destroyed him; Mike Tyson.
The best thing about this scene is how goddamned silly it is.
Seriously. 😂 Like this isn’t how sports works.
Drago's face looks like plastic 😂
Saw this iconic sequel back in 1985 my favorite in ths Series and i Hate this Reaction videos, this crystal Generation sucks!
Blacks dominate in every sport apart from ice hockey 😂 this is stupid
Первая девочка поработай над r. Уши отпали пока смотрел
back when Americans wanted to confront communists not cower to them like they do to Putin now.
No one is cowering to Putin in the US.. they are watching him get manhandled over the last two years by a country the size of their smallest state…… 😂
He died doing what he lived
Tranquilos. Dolph Lundgren y Sylvester Stallone son grandes amigos. RIP Carl Weathers.
Back when movies were movies and men were men.
YESSSSS!! I'm a woman and I'm so sick of seeing women enforcers and gangsters!! UNREALISTIC!!